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Power Struggle between Von der Leyen and Michel
May 04, 2021
Politico details how since 2019 when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen took office alongside European Council President Charles Michel, there has been a when struggle over who should represent the EU on the world stage, leading to current tensions that are affecting the EU’s work internationally.
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11 Countries tell Brussels to Respect National Sovereignty
April 28, 2021
In a joint statement issued ahead of the EU leaders’ summit in Porto, 11 member countries warned Lisbon and Brussels to respect national authority over policymaking in areas such as labor and employment, pensions, education and childcare.
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Politico: EU climate Deal Aims to Transform ‘Every Single Sector’
April 28, 2021
Under a new political deal, EU policymakers agreed to speed up the bloc’s emission reductions to slash greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2030.
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Politico: EU slams China’s ‘Authoritarian Shift’
April 28, 2021
A high-level internal report shows the EU is increasingly pessimistic about keeping business interests separate from political concerns over President Xi Jinping’s “authoritarian shift.”
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Polish, Slovenian PMs Call on Germany to Withdraw from Nord Stream 2
April 26, 2021
Polish Prime Minister and Mateusz Morawiecki and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa have called on Germany to pull out of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project which will take Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea, declaring that it will destabilize Europe.
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